75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

This one is for you LEGO, inspired by @BrickLegacy and brought to you by Brickpickers everywhere.

[dcdfan]

10 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

Hey Will, here's a picture!  

You forgot to replace Darth Vader with the Rogue One image in the corner.

[MathBuilder]

43 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

 

 

You forgot to replace Darth Vader with the Rogue One image in the corner.

CM4Sci works fast. Photoshop guru. 

[Will 4]

3 hours ago, CM4Sci said:

Hey Will, here's a picture!

Wheres the helicopter then?

[dcdfan]

Edited August 11, 2016 by dcdfan

[Alpinemaps]

In honor of the Rogue One trailer....

[Makkepv]

Rogue One movie looks so good!

[DarthBall]

I was kinda hoping the release of the new Rogue One trailer could've been a trigger for the official presentation of the new Death Star. So far nothing happened. I'm guessing the next opportunity to get maximum attention would be Force Friday, i.e. September 30.

Edited August 12, 2016 by DarthBall

[Val-E]

That would be a bit late for the eary VIP release on the 15th, though!

Expect some pics within the next week or so.

[DarthBall]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

That would be a bit late for the eary VIP release on the 15th, though!

Expect some pics within the next week or so.

I agree with your first statement. Your second one has been stated for quite some weeks now. ;-)

Edited August 12, 2016 by DarthBall

[Fenix_2k1]

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

That would be a bit late for the eary VIP release on the 15th, though!

Expect some pics within the next week or so.

I think they may make the Holiday Train the early VIP access for September with this first being made available on Force Friday.

[Val-E]

There are 2 early access sets next month.

 

[Fenix_2k1]

11 minutes ago, Val-E said:

There are 2 early access sets next month.

 

Like the man in Orthopaedic shoes, I stand corrected. 

[exciter1]

5 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

Ugh. I dislike seeing pics of THAT. It's the Worst 3.75" scale MF ever. Simply, the worst.  Hasbro could have simply used the 2004 mold (based on the 1978 one but greatly enhanced - heck, even on ep 2 or 3 of Stranger Things)  and added nerf darts into both mandibles.

I thought they used the version from 1998 or 2003 in Stranger Things?

[jaisonline]

Ugh. I dislike seeing pics of THAT. It's the Worst 3.75" scale MF ever. Simply, the worst. Hasbro could have simply used the 2004 mold (based on the 1978 one but greatly enhanced - heck, even on ep 2 or 3 of Stranger Things) and added nerf darts into both mandibles. Hasbro sacrificed action figure playability for NERK firing. Hey, some kids like that for the first days of owning it despite known reports the NERK firing had quality issues. Another nugget is the designee of this debacle worked on all PREVIOUS 3.75" scaled MFs.

 

 

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18 hours ago, mudcatsfan said:

That sounds like the new Hasbro Falcon.

Not bad..........

 

And then they did this:

 

 

 

[jaisonline]

22 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I thought they used the version from 1998 or 2003 in Stranger Things?

Yup.  They had Kenner vintage figures but not the Kenner MF .  They choose the next best thing assuming they didnt have the budget to buy an original one off eBay   By the way, it was in ep 3

 

 

[jstodda]

Like the man in Orthopaedic shoes, I stand corrected. 

Now that's funny right there I don't care who you are. LOL

[Phil B]

7 minutes ago, jstodda said:

 

Now that's funny right there I don't care who you are. LOL

 

Larry, is that you?

[tjj1984]

The guy who leaked the 2017 set list on Eurobricks also made this comment later in the same thread:

 

[asharerin]

Given the very close piece count to 10188 not surprising at all.

[Deadfraggle]

1 hour ago, tjj1984 said:

The guy who leaked the 2017 set list on Eurobricks also made this comment later in the same thread:

 

So people are gonna basically lose their minds because this is likely to be 10188 part deux?

[exciter1]

[Dark Helmet]

I will be extremely disappointed in LEGO if  it's just a rehash of 10188. 

[Val-E]

10 minutes ago, Dark Helmet said:

I will be extremely disappointed in LEGO if  it's just a rehash of 10188. 

Expect nothing and you won´t be disappointed.

At least the price point is not a rehash.

[BoomBoomFlash]

[Deadfraggle]

12 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Expect nothing and you won´t be disappointed.

At least the price point is not a rehash.

Everyone assumes they're getting a BIGGER and BETTER and IMPROVED Death Star for their hard earned $499.

Not so fast my friend. Least we forget, this is 2016, the theme of which has been 20% less set for 20% more price.